Steve Whitaker
Stephen Edward Whitaker
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 187 lb.

Born: May 7, 1943 in Tacoma, WA
High School: Lincoln (Tacoma, WA)
Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1962. (All Transactions)
Debut: August 23, 1966
Final Game: May 9, 1970
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Standard Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1966 23 NYY AL 31 124 114 15 28 3 2 7 15 0 0 9 24 .246 .306 .491 .798 131 56 0 1 0 0 0 89/7
1967 24 NYY AL 122 472 441 37 107 12 3 11 50 2 5 23 89 .243 .283 .358 .641 93 158 6 3 2 3 2 *978
1968 25 NYY AL 28 68 60 3 7 2 0 0 3 0 1 8 18 .117 .221 .150 .371 16 9 0 0 0 0 0 /879
1969 26 SEP AL 69 130 116 15 29 2 1 6 13 2 0 12 29 .250 .323 .440 .763 115 51 1 1 0 1 1 79
1970 27 SFG NL 16 30 27 3 3 1 0 0 4 0 0 2 14 .111 .167 .148 .315 -15 4 1 0 0 1 0 7/
5 Seasons 266 824 758 73 174 20 6 24 85 4 6 54 174 .230 .283 .367 .650 92 278 8 5 2 5 3
162 Game Avg. 162 502 462 44 106 12 4 15 52 2 4 33 106 .230 .283 .367 .650 92 169 5 3 1 3 2
NYY (3 yrs) 181 664 615 55 142 17 5 18 68 2 6 40 131 .231 .281 .363 .644 93 223 6 4 2 3 2
SFG (1 yr) 16 30 27 3 3 1 0 0 4 0 0 2 14 .111 .167 .148 .315 -15 4 1 0 0 1 0
SEP (1 yr) 69 130 116 15 29 2 1 6 13 2 0 12 29 .250 .323 .440 .763 115 51 1 1 0 1 1
AL (4 yrs) 250 794 731 70 171 19 6 24 81 4 6 52 160 .234 .288 .375 .663 97 274 7 5 2 4 3
NL (1 yr) 16 30 27 3 3 1 0 0 4 0 0 2 14 .111 .167 .148 .315 -15 4 1 0 0 1 0

Advanced Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1966 23 NYY AL 124 86 18 5.6 86 .253 .246 .242 .306 .308 .491 .374 .798 .682 131 .662 3.8 0.4 .767 .325 .246 .0
1967 24 NYY AL 472 350 43 3.3 80 .279 .243 .238 .283 .306 .358 .356 .641 .662 93 .446 -5.2 -0.6 .525 .161 .116 3.4
1968 25 NYY AL 68 54 2 1.0 77 .167 .117 .234 .221 .302 .150 .346 .371 .648 16 .091 -5.8 -0.7 .296 .150 .033
1969 26 SEP AL 130 89 18 5.4 92 .280 .250 .251 .323 .327 .440 .378 .763 .706 115 .616 1.8 0.2 .750 .310 .190 3.0
1970 27 SFG NL 30 26 1 1.0 103 .214 .111 .267 .167 .340 .148 .408 .315 .748 -15 .060 -4.4 -0.4 .240 .111 .037
5 Seasons 824 605 82 3.7 84 .265 .230 .241 .283 .311 .367 .363 .650 .674 92 .476 -9.9 -1.1 .560 .206 .137 6.9
162 Game Avg. 502 368 50 3.7 84 .265 .230 .241 .283 .311 .367 .363 .650 .674 92 .476 -9.9 -1.1 .560 .206 .137 4
NYY (3 yrs) 664 490 63 3.5 81 .264 .231 .238 .281 .306 .363 .359 .644 .665 93 .465 -7.3 -0.8 .542 .190 .132 3.6
SFG (1 yr) 30 26 1 1.0 103 .214 .111 .267 .167 .340 .148 .408 .315 .748 -15 .060 -4.4 -0.4 .240 .111 .037
SEP (1 yr) 130 89 18 5.5 92 .280 .250 .251 .323 .327 .440 .378 .763 .706 115 .615 1.8 0.2 .750 .310 .190 3.0
AL (4 yrs) 794 579 81 3.8 83 .267 .234 .240 .288 .309 .375 .362 .663 .671 97 .494 -5.5 -0.6 .574 .209 .141 6.9
NL (1 yr) 30 26 1 1.0 103 .214 .111 .267 .167 .340 .148 .408 .315 .748 -15 .060 -4.4 -0.4 .240 .111 .037

Ratio Batting*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1966 23 NYY AL 124 5.7% 19.4% 7.3% 9.7% 43% 2.67 4.8 16.3 7.6 1.11 67%
1967 24 NYY AL 472 2.3% 18.9% 4.9% 5.5% 24% 3.87 5.0 40.1 8.8 1.05 73%
1968 25 NYY AL 68 0.0% 26.5% 11.8% 2.9% 29% 2.25 3.3 20.0 0.94 62%
1969 26 SEP AL 130 4.6% 22.3% 9.2% 6.9% 31% 2.42 4.0 19.3 8.9 0.61 63%
1970 27 SFG NL 30 0.0% 46.7% 6.7% 3.3% 33% 7.00 1.9 6.8 0.33 47%
5 Seasons 824 2.9% 21.1% 6.6% 6.1% 29% 3.22 4.4 31.6 8.9 0.94 69%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1966 23 NYY AL 3 0 26% 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 56% 5 2 3 1 1 0 3 0 2
1967 24 NYY AL 11 0 21% 186 2 5 29% 1 5 1 0 0 0 1 0 14 7 49% 20 14 5 2 1 1 13 2 11
1968 25 NYY AL 0 0 20% 18 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 67% 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 0
1969 26 SEP AL 0 0 25% 53 2 0 100% 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 3 82% 7 1 6 1 1 0 3 0 3
1970 27 SFG NL 0 0 60% 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33% 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
5 Seasons 14 0 23% 303 4 6 40% 3 6 1 0 0 0 2 0 23 13 56% 35 20 14 6 3 3 20 2 17
MLB Averages

Situational Hitting*

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Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1966 23 NYY AL 124 72% 28 0 0 0 0 7 1 1 4 3 4 3 1 0 0 22 0 0% 8 2 25% 56 8 14% 1 0 0% 4 2 50% 0
1967 24 NYY AL 472 71% 107 10 4 0 0 1.30 11 0 12 8 3 9 2 0 2 2 100% 98 6 6% 48 14 29% 299 48 16% 26 17 65% 19 8 42% 0
1968 25 NYY AL 68 91% 7 13 2 0 0 2.32 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0% 9 1 11% 53 3 6% 4 1 25% 5 1 20% 0
1969 26 SEP AL 130 84% 29 25 5 0 1 1.33 6 0 2 4 2 6 0 0 0 0 23 1 4% 13 2 15% 60 8 13% 5 3 60% 8 1 13% 0
1970 27 SFG NL 30 80% 3 6 2 0 1 1.28 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 1 13% 5 1 20% 24 4 17% 3 1 33% 2 1 50% 0
5 Seasons 824 75% 174 54 13 0 2 1.56 24 1 20 16 8 19 5 1 2 2 100% 166 8 5% 83 20 24% 492 71 14% 39 22 56% 38 13 34% 0
MLB Averages

Cumulative Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1966 23 31 124 114 15 28 3 2 7 15 0 0 9 24 .246 .306 .491 .798 131 56 0 1 0 0 0
1967 24 153 596 555 52 135 15 5 18 65 2 5 32 113 .243 .288 .386 .673 101 214 6 4 2 3 2
1968 25 181 664 615 55 142 17 5 18 68 2 6 40 131 .231 .281 .363 .644 93 223 6 4 2 3 2
1969 26 250 794 731 70 171 19 6 24 81 4 6 52 160 .234 .288 .375 .663 97 274 7 5 2 4 3
1970 27 266 824 758 73 174 20 6 24 85 4 6 54 174 .230 .283 .367 .650 92 278 8 5 2 5 3

Neutralized Batting

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average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1966 23 31 130 119 18 32 3 2 8 18 0 10 24 .269 .331 .529 .860 21 31
1967 24 122 488 456 47 122 14 3 13 63 2 26 89 .268 .309 .397 .706 55 122
1968 25 28 72 62 4 9 3 0 0 4 0 10 18 .145 .264 .194 .457 3 28
1969 26 69 136 120 17 33 2 1 7 15 2 14 29 .275 .353 .483 .836 20 69
1970 27 16 32 28 4 4 1 0 0 6 0 3 14 .143 .219 .179 .397 1 16
5 Seasons 266 858 785 90 200 23 6 28 106 4 63 174 .255 .312 .406 .719 100 266
162 Game Avg. 162 523 478 55 122 14 4 17 65 2 38 106 .255 .312 .406 .719 61 266

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Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 3 (3145), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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